Posted on 05/07/2012 4:08:49 AM PDT by neverdem
I thought they’d known this for sometime. I’m down to one 800mg of Ibuprofen a day for osteoarthritis. Back to aspirin and the chance of bleeding ulcers. Nothing is safe.
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"The one exception is Naproxen, which has an anti-platelet effect that seems to work against stroke and heart attack risk."
I'd take a baby aspirin and check out Naproxen. Aspirin is supposed to irreversibly inhibit platelet agregation, or so I was taught.
I don't know about Naproxen besides that claim.
I took Naproxen many years ago when it was prescription only. I think it’s OTC Alleve now. It works too.
BTW my arthritic hip turned out to be Stage 4 necrosis. Powder. As soon as they got that nasty thing out last year my blood is back to normal. I’m king of the world! Well, except for the knee thing ;D!
You don't want that either.
Darn!
I got off the ibuprofen with taking fish oil supplements
that also seem to help with inflammation.
I got off the ibuprofen by taking fish oil supplements
that also seem to help with inflammation.
Borage oil and black currant seed oil are both omega-6 oils that are high in GLA (gamma linolic acid) and do better at lowering cholesterol than fish oil (and dont taste like crap when you belch) and the GLA helps your body naturally control inflamation a thousand times better than fish or even krill oil.
Enteric coating helps with stomach upset but has not been shown to decrease the risk of ulcers caused by NSAIDS.
I think NSAIDS carry a lower risc of ulceration than high dose aspirin but it has been decades since I’ve seen literature regarding the matter.
That said, I find the same thing, Naproxen upsets my stomach more than aspirin or ibuprofen but it seems to vary by individual, my wife tolerates Naproxen better than ibuprofen.
The danger is no worse than before you read the article. And it’s very minimal with one dose of ibuprofen a day. Ibuprofen also has the anti-platelet effect, albeit short-lived and only for a few days, that aspirin (antiplatelet for the life of platelets in circulation when you take it) and naproxyn (a few day’s antiplatelet effect).
The article is a single report on *how* something happens. And, as you thought, it’s an action that we’ve known about for awhile.
I wouldn’t change your routine - in fact, I take Celebrex about once or twice a week.
Talk to your doctor before changing, especially when news like this comes out.
***”The one exception is Naproxen...”***
My mom talked her doctor into giving her perscription Naproxin for her arthritis. He warned her he would have to monitor her kidney function real close. She still wanted it.
One dose and it killed her kidneys dead. She died not long after from renal failure.
I will never take Naproxin or anything with it in it.
Sounds like good advice. Taming severe pain to moderate is my daily goal.
Use deglycerrized licorice to protect your stomach. You can get it at most health food stores. I used it when I was taking 6 - 325mg aspirin a day for extended time.
see post 16
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